Concerning cases, if you have spare money after buying the Tab, consider Noreve. It's really very well done and unobtrusive for the Tab's functions. I also wish to thank the Captain for advicing Protector: really needed something like that for wife's Tab, which she lends to colleagues for www browsing - this way her gmail remains protected. I tried some weeks ago some similar applications but they were clearly inferior. The thing with android (maybe with ios, too) seems to me: too many apps. You need word of mouth to select the good ones in a sea of crap.